noun 下载 🔗分享 弱辅音 A lenis consonant. Examples : "The phonetics professor explained that in the word "butter," the /t/ sound between the vowels is a lenis, unlike the stronger, fortis /t/ at the beginning of the word "top." " 语音学教授解释说,在“butter”这个词中,元音之间的 /t/ 音是弱辅音,不像“top”这个词开头的 /t/ 音,那个是更强的强辅音。 language linguistics phonetics 与AI对话词汇游戏阅读练习
adjective 下载 🔗分享 软音,弱化的,柔和的 Weakly articulated (of a consonant), hence voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants. Examples : "In English, the "b" in "about" is a lenis consonant compared to the "p" in "spout", which is articulated with more force. " 在英语中,“about”里的“b”音相比于“spout”里发音更用力的“p”音来说,是一个软音 (ruǎn yīn),发音比较轻柔弱化。 language phonetics linguistics 与AI对话词汇游戏阅读练习